intonate

[ in-toh-neyt, -tuh- ]

/ ˈɪn toʊˌneɪt, -tə- /

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verb (used with object), in·to·nat·ed, in·to·nat·ing.

to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.

to intone; chant.

Nearby words

intolerable acts, intolerance, intolerant, intomb, intonaco, intonate, intonation, intonation pattern, intone, intorsion, intorted

Origin of intonate

1785–95; < Medieval Latin intonātus, past participle of intonāre to intone. See -ate¹

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British Dictionary definitions for intonate

intonate

/ (ˈɪntəʊˌneɪt) /

verb (tr)

to pronounce or articulate (continuous connected speech) with a characteristic rise and fall of the voice

a less common word for intone

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